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Burger vs. Bratwurst: A Climate Guide to Your July 4 Cookout
Beef is far worse for greenhouse gas emissions compared with other meat.
New York Times Top StoriesNew York Times Top StoriesA Big Gamble for the Left: Can Socialism Appeal in a Swing State?
Francesca Hong, a state legislator running for governor of Wisconsin, wants to prove that a democratic socialist can win in a battleground. Some say she would hand the race to Republicans.
New York Times Top StoriesThe Hottest Stock Markets Lead to the Biggest Losses
Investor enthusiasm culminated in some of the worst cases of wealth destruction in the last 100 years, a long-running study shows.
New York Times Top StoriesHas the MAHA Movement Given Up?
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and his allies promised public-health libertarianism. The idea couldn’t survive once they took power.
New York Times Top StoriesVicki Gunvalson on Her ‘Real Housewives of Orange County’ Return
When Vicki Gunvalson signed on for “The Real Housewives of Orange County” 20 years ago, no one knew she’d become a quintessential reality TV star.
New York Times Top StoriesA Hitler Bunker Faces Demolition In Housing-Challenged Berlin
Preservation experts say the move to develop the site reflects a tension in Germany between the need to preserve historically significant monuments and the need to build and modernize.
New York Times Top StoriesHow Communities Across the U.S. Are Ringing in America’s 250th
Plans include an air show in Texas, 18,500 fireworks in Idaho and a frog-jumping contest in Missouri.
New York Times Top StoriesEnough With the Pathetic Fund-Raising Pleas, Democrats
The Democrats’ constant solicitations for cash do not make their supporters feel like they are on a winning team.
New York Times Top StoriesBlistering Heat Expected to Persist Into the Fourth of July
While relief could come to the Great Lakes and the far Northeast over the weekend, the Mid-Atlantic and Southeast will stay hot.
New York Times Top StoriesWhat Does It Cost to Take Over Madison Square Garden?
It’s not just rent. There’s security, insurance, permits and other costs, not to mention extra police presence.
New York Times Top StoriesHow Public Pools Create Summer Communities in New York
Dry Dock Pool in Lower Manhattan is one of New York City’s 51 free outdoor pools where more than one million New Yorkers cool off with swimming, sunblock and community.
New York Times Top StoriesOn Eve of Taylor Swift’s Wedding, Rehearsal Dinner Kicks Off Weekend of Events
The event for about 100 guests at Madison Square Garden kicked off a weekend of celebration for the pop star and the athlete, as celebrities arrived in town and reinforcements were delivered.
New York Times Top StoriesTaylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s Wedding: What We Know So Far
The couple has revealed very little about their wedding plans, but that hasn’t stopped fans from searching for clues.
New York Times Top StoriesTrump’s Huge Windfall Has Few Known Global Precedents
President Trump’s earnings in office are at a level once unimaginable for any leader of a liberal democracy, particularly a sitting American president.
New York Times Top StoriesAs Ukraine War Escalates, Witkoff and Kushner Are Focused on Iran
Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner are pivotal players at a moment when the posts of U.S. ambassador to Moscow and Kyiv are both vacant.
New York Times Top StoriesJudge Demands Answers About Plans for Trump’s East Potomac Golf Course
In a fiery hearing, Judge Ana C. Reyes hammered the government over denials that the president was forging ahead with plans to renovate the course without approval.
New York Times Top StoriesMAGA Base Stays Quiet After Trump Reports Billions in Personal Gains
A new mandatory disclosure revealed that the president has earned $2.2 billion during the first year back in the White House.
New York Times Top StoriesEmpire State Climbers Accused of Breaking Security Door to Get to Spire
Angela Nikolau and Ivan Beerkus, extreme climbers who have illegally scaled buildings around the world, were arrested after getting engaged atop the Manhattan landmark.
New York Times Top StoriesRare Copy of the Declaration of Independence Is Discovered in London
A volunteer cataloging naval letters came across a copy of the document, printed 250 years ago in New Hampshire. “It was a thrilling find,” he said.
New York Times Top StoriesMamdani Is a Taylor Swift Fan. Here Are His Top 12 Songs.
Ahead of Taylor Swift’s wedding celebration in Manhattan, Mayor Zohran Mamdani revealed that he is a bigger fan of her music than previously known.
New York Times Top StoriesTexas Governor Appoints Former Hard Right Critic to Key Post
Gov. Greg Abbott appointed a firebrand former opponent, Don Huffines, to be state comptroller, underscoring a G.O.P. push for unity ahead of the midterms.
New York Times Top StoriesA Sweltering Fourth of July
Also, Taylor’s wedding. Here’s the latest at the end of Thursday.
New York Times Top StoriesF.B.I. Assigns Scores of Analysts to Examine Election Records in Georgia
The expansion of an investigation into Fulton County’s election office reflects President Trump’s desire to prove his baseless claims that the 2020 election in Georgia was rigged.
New York Times Top StoriesBlack Soldiers In the Revolutionary War: A New England Journey
Across New England, a writer traveled down dirt paths and into historic homes to find the forgotten stories of the enslaved men who fought for freedom on two fronts.
New York Times Top StoriesNational Parks Can Continue to Remove Signs That Trump Calls ‘Negative’
The decision was a win for the Trump administration as it pushes to remove material that the president has called inappropriate or “woke.”
New York Times Top StoriesUkraine escalates military pressure on Russian-held Crimea
Escalating drone strikes, fuel shortages and power cuts in the region Russia annexed are among the factors turning up the heat on President Vladimir V. Putin.
New York Times Top StoriesSupreme Court Allows Reporter to Be Fined for Failing to Disclose Source
Catherine Herridge, a former Fox News reporter, was held in civil contempt by a lower court after she refused to reveal her sources for articles she wrote about a scientist who was investigated by the F.B.I.
New York Times Top StoriesMan Rescued 8 Days After Quake, a Ray of Joy in Stricken Venezuela
The 44-year-old security guard was pulled alive from a pancaked basement, offering a fleeting moment of hope amid a soaring death toll.
New York Times Top StoriesJD Vance and Melania Trump Also Had Sharp Earnings Increases in 2025
But the revenue brought in by the vice president and the first lady paled in comparison to that of President Trump.
New York Times Top StoriesNYC Hits 100 Degrees, Its Hottest Day in Nearly 14 Years
The last time the park recorded 100 degrees was July 18, 2012.